Covent Garden ....

[March-Hare]

Need a decent but competitively priced hotel or B&B in Covent Garden .... sick of going in circles on comparison websites as they all change prices every time I look ................ any recommendations? Please don't give links to comparison sites etc as have done all that - looking for personal recommendations/local knowledge please!

[Buenchico]

Cheaper accommodation in London tends to be concentrated within certain areas, such as Victoria and Kings Cross (both of which are only a few minutes away from Covent Garden on the Tube). Covent Garden itself has hardly any hotels or B&Bs.

However the Strand Continental has received lots of positive comments here on AB, and it's right on the edge of Covent Garden:
http://www.strand-continental.co.uk/Welcome.html
(Several people have stated that they've booked at lower than the hotel's advertised 'rack rates' by looking for the hotel on 'late booking' websites).

[mosesg]

Clear your browser before you go back in to a site as they know you have looked their site and you don't get the same deal, I got this tip from a young lad at my work

[SteveD]

We found the Celtic Hotel quite adequate (we asked for a quiet room at the back). It's just behind the Russell hotel on Russel Square and 2 minutes' walk to Russell Square Tube station (2 stops to Covent garden).
http://www.stmargaretshotel.co.uk/i_n_s_i_d_e.html